Donald Trump was seen with a rash on the side of his neck during the Medal of Honor Ceremony on Monday, sparking more speculation about the president’s health.
In a statement, Trump’s personal doctor said the rash was caused by a cream the president was using as a “preventive skin treatment.”
“President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment,” Dr. Sean Barbabella said in a statement. “The president is using the treatment for a week and the redness is expected to last a few weeks.”
The statement did not specify what the cream is or why Trump needed the skin treatment.
The question of Trump’s health has become bigger in recent months, after the president was first seen with what appeared to be makeup on his hand in February 2025. Since then, he has appeared with bruises on his hands several times. He also appeared drowsy at a cabinet meeting in December and at a meeting to promote lower costs for the weight-loss drug GLP-1.
“President Trump has bruises on his hand because he works constantly and shakes hands all day, every day,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previously said.
In July of last year, the White House announced that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after he noticed swelling in his legs.
“The President underwent a complete examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral venous Doppler ultrasounds of the lower extremities were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, particularly in persons over 70 years of age,” a White House memo said at the time.
In a January interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said he was taking “more aspirin” than his doctors recommended but that his “health is otherwise perfect.”
“They say aspirin is good for thinning the blood and I don’t want thick blood running through my heart,” Trump said. “I want nice, fine blood to run through my heart. Does that make sense?”
Trump also expressed frustration over the scrutiny of his health in the interview. He admitted he regretted undergoing advanced cardiovascular and abdominal imaging during a routine checkup in October.
“In retrospect, it’s a shame he took it, because it gave them a little bit of ammunition,” Trump said. “I would have been a lot better off if they hadn’t done it, because the fact that I took it was like, ‘Oh wow, is something wrong?’ Well, nothing happens.”
